SANAA — Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said on Sunday it had attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan oil refinery with a drone, while Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry confirmed a fire at the facility that was later extinguished.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group had targeted the refinery in southwestern Saudi Arabia, according to a statement posted on X. The Houthis did not provide independently verifiable evidence of damage caused by the strike.
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said a fire broke out at the Jazan refinery but was extinguished, and that authorities were dealing with the incident. The ministry did not attribute the fire to the Houthis or provide details on damage. No injuries were reported.
The Jazan refinery has capacity to process about 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day, according to Reuters. The facility had been shut in late July, the agency reported.
The Houthi claim came amid renewed attacks involving the group and Saudi Arabia after years of relative calm following a truce in Yemen. The Houthis have also targeted Saudi oil infrastructure in the past, including facilities in Jazan and Yanbu.
Details on the latest incident, including the extent of any damage and whether refinery operations were affected, remained unclear. Saudi authorities had not publicly confirmed that the fire was caused by the Houthi attack.
